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AP Red Street Box Clearance

clarry100 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:05:33 GMT

Anyone know if/not the red street boxes will be cleared today 31st Dec. New Years Eve?

How about tomorrow NY day?

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collect247 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:09:03 GMT

As far as I know yes they should be cleared today and then again on sunday night,this is in my area and may not be the same as your area

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clarry100 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:18:43 GMT

Not even Friday which is a normal business day?

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curraone — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:22:00 GMT

here in rural qld we get cleared today and then not again until monday night

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clarry100 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:28:20 GMT

We are Caboolture so dunno if/not that is country/rural.

I've been scouring the AP web site but can't find anything about this at all.

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curraone — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:30:48 GMT

It is posties' holiday - no point in giving them a holiday if they have to clear the mail boxes.

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i-love-my-sheep — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:34:09 GMT

Business as usual here in Central West NSW.

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clarry100 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:08:29 GMT

Thanks for your post in the other thread on this.

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2013tiger1948 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:17:12 GMT

Australia Post Website states that they are closed until Monday 5th January except for selected Post Offices which will open for limited hours on Saturday.

Friday is a nominated AP holiday.

There will be no Parcel sorting or delivery during this period.

And Yes - The red boxes should have been emptied today at whatever time your red box says - but it will go to the Sorting Centre and stay there until Monday.

Just spent half an hour letting my customers know of the delay.

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i-love-my-sheep — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:00:01 GMT

Mine is definitely open on both Friday and Saturday so must be one of the select ones. I'm pretty sure it's a privately owned PO as opposed to the main one on the main street which keeps regular AP times. Mine has extended trading hours (7am - 5.55pm Mon-Fri and 7am - 11.55am Sat).

I'm certainly not expecting anything to go anywhere on Friday, but if I wasn't working myself, I know I can still post stuff and get a tracking number to say it's been posted inside the handling time.

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sleep250 — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:25:59 GMT

my red box in parramatta nsw was emptied at 4pm today, earlier than normal, usual time is 6pm

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character_parties_aus — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 20:17:31 GMT

Obviously not today as public holiday. Friday is an Australia Post Public Holiday ( yes their own) which they have each year around christmas so whilst franchise PO's should be open the AP owned ones may not be and mail will be going nowhere and there will be no deliveries. HNY

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cq_tech — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 21:46:57 GMT

I'm not one to begrudge anybody a well-deserved holiday, but it never ceases to amaze me that Australia Post employees have more days off than virtually anybody else over the Christmas / New Year break, despite its arguably being the busiest time for mail, particularly parcels, during the entire year. I wouldn't mind so much except they happen to be what I consider an essential service, yet it comes to a virtual halt for close to 2 weeks at a time when the public needs them the most. It'd almost be funny if it wasn't so bloody farcical.

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character_parties_aus — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 22:54:07 GMT

cqtech make it your new years resolution to see the positive in things. you might sell more! I have and 4 sales already.

eBay i love you so much.

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cq_tech — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 23:03:10 GMT

Good on you for scoring 4 sales already. That's a good start to the year and I hope it continues for you.

The problem is that unless you use red street boxes, you won't be able to post them off until January 5.